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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicLabour wages

Topic: Labour wages

Police detain 104 protesting Samsung workers in TN for planning a march demanding higher wages

Workers have been protesting near the plant, demanding higher wages, CITU-backed union recognition, and better working hours since last week.

Focus on gig workers isn’t enough. New report paints bleak picture of India’s wage labourers

Policy neglect, uncertain job market, and increased contractualisation are making labourers' economic condition worse. Inflation is negating purchasing power too.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.